Group supporting Cruz releases poll showing him ahead of Dewhurst

A new poll released by the Citizens United Political Victory Fund – which is backing Ted Cruz in the race for the GOP nod for U.S. Senate – shows him ahead of Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst by 47.5 percent to 38.2 percent, with 14.3 percent undecided.

Politico reported it this way: “The Republican pollster that signaled Dick Lugar’s demise and Deb Fischer’s late surge is now flagging an upset in the making in the Texas Senate race.” The polling firm is Wenzel Strategies.

Citizens United released its polling memo and top line numbers. The telephone interview poll of likely GOP runoff voters included 600 respondents and has a 3.98 percentage point margin of error.